Native German Books on History
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Native German Books on History
I have a fascination with Roman and medieval history and thought it would be good to read a book on the subject in German. Can anyone reccomend a native written German book on the subject? Perferably something that isn't too heavy, maybe like a history for kids or something. Thanks!
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Re: Native German Books on History
Although the scope of the book mentioned below is somewhat broader than what you're looking for, I heartily recommend it:
Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser: Von der Urzeit bis zur Gegenwart
https://www.amazon.com/Eine-kurze-Weltgeschichte-junge-Leser/dp/3832176543
A Little History of the World - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_History_of_the_World
Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser: Von der Urzeit bis zur Gegenwart
https://www.amazon.com/Eine-kurze-Weltgeschichte-junge-Leser/dp/3832176543
A Little History of the World - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_History_of_the_World
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Re: Native German Books on History
Well, it's not for children, but this one is good:
https://www.amazon.de/Friedrich-Barbaro ... 406598234/
All the Roman historical writers are available in German translation, Sallust, Julius Caesar, Livy, Tacitus, etc.
https://www.amazon.de/Friedrich-Barbaro ... 406598234/
All the Roman historical writers are available in German translation, Sallust, Julius Caesar, Livy, Tacitus, etc.
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Re: Native German Books on History
Maybe this is aiming a tad high, but the author received a Nobel prize in literature for it:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Römische_ ... or_Mommsen)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Römische_ ... or_Mommsen)
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Re: Native German Books on History
A good friend of mine rocketed past intermediate reading in Russian by reading a few wikipedia articles a day on things she already knew about. After working pretty intensively at this for a week or so, she could start to read about things she didn't know quite as well - then start to read Russian wikipedia easily on her own.
I had my browser's start page set to a random German wikipedia page for something like four years. I definitely didn't read every article that I saw, but the effect was that I read many thousands of article headlines (lots of names) and every so often got interested enough in the topic that I did end up skimming through the article. Of course this wasn't my only German reading practice, but I can't deny that it helped a lot.
So if you still feel restricted in your nonfiction German reading, I'd say practice first by reading German wikipedia about something you know backward and forward. That way you won't be wasting money buying lower-level books that you'll quickly outgrow.
I had my browser's start page set to a random German wikipedia page for something like four years. I definitely didn't read every article that I saw, but the effect was that I read many thousands of article headlines (lots of names) and every so often got interested enough in the topic that I did end up skimming through the article. Of course this wasn't my only German reading practice, but I can't deny that it helped a lot.
So if you still feel restricted in your nonfiction German reading, I'd say practice first by reading German wikipedia about something you know backward and forward. That way you won't be wasting money buying lower-level books that you'll quickly outgrow.
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